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Policy Drafting Competition
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MANI BALAJI S

SG Palya

Summary

  • Education and Profile.
  • 5th year, 10th semester, B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka - CGPA: 3.25/4.0; Percentage: 66.31%.
  • XII Standard, HSC State Board, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Percentage: 63.17%.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Legal Operations Contractor

SpotDraft
Bengaluru
04.2025 - Current
  • Reviewed and abstracted key metadata from a wide range of commercial contracts, contributing to efficient contract lifecycle management for clients.
  • Assisted clients in designing and implementing contract automation workflows using SpotDraft’s platform, ensuring accuracy and compliance with legal standards.
  • Conducted in-depth legal research and analysis on contractual clauses, supporting the standardization of key terms across client documentation.

Intern

Sensato Legal
03.2025 - 03.2025
  • Contributed to the Sports Law team drafting legal documents, including notices, powers of attorney, statements of claim, and statements of defense for clients.
  • Conducted comprehensive research on US-based insurance law to determine its applicability to service providers registered in the UK.
  • Analyzed contractual payment structures to evaluate whether dues for three consecutive months could be consolidated despite an active notice period for the third month.

Intern

ALMT Legal
Bengaluru
02.2025 - 02.2025
  • Part of the Dispute Resolution Team.
  • Conducted in-depth research on the legal implications of compelling non-signatory parties to participate in arbitration agreements to participate in arbitration proceedings, analyzing relevant case laws, statutory provisions, and judicial precedents.
  • Researched the procedure for filing a transfer petition under Section 24 CPC for shifting cases between MACTs, focusing on jurisdictional challenges and judicial interpretations.

Intern

National Anti-Doping Agency
Delhi
11.2024 - 11.2024
  • Part of the Legal Team.
  • Processing legal orders and preparing formal responses to parties' written submissions.
  • Undertook in-depth research on finding Chlomiphine in athletes due to consuming contaminated eggs and meat, including a review of CAS judgments.
  • Attended proceedings at the National Anti-Doping Tribunal to gain practical insights into its operations and decision-making processes.

Intern

Global Sports Policy Review
01.2024 - 04.2024
  • Conducted thorough research on Anti-Doping Rule Violation precedents concerning Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) adjudicated by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), analyzing key judgments and their implications for regulatory bodies.
  • Performed extensive research on gaming laws in India, focusing on licensing procedures.
  • Conducted in-depth research on the application and navigation of the ICAS December 2023 Guidelines for Vulnerable Witnesses in Sports Arbitration.

Intern

King Stubb and Kasiva
Bengaluru
10.2023 - 11.2023
  • Part of the General Corporate and Dispute Resolution team.
  • Conducted in-depth research on Section 8 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, and examined related case laws, enhancing understanding of its application.
  • Investigated key doctrines in Indian Contract Law, such as the Business Efficacy Test, Doctrine of Partial Frustration, and the Duty of Good Faith & Honest Performance, with specific reference to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
  • Conducted comprehensive research on Sections 7, 8, and 9 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

Education

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) -

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
Bangalore, Karnataka

XII Standard -

HSC State Board
Madurai, Tamilnadu

Skills

  • Contract management
  • Dispute resolution
  • Legal research
  • Document drafting
  • Workflow automation
  • Problem-solving

Publications

  • Navigating The Latest ICAS December 2023 Guidelines Of Vulnerable Witnesses In Sports Arbitration, Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research, VI, III, 2582-8878, 07/2024
  • Honour Killing in Tamilnadu, International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis, II, VII, 2582-6433, 04/2023

Policy Drafting Competition

The National Policy Drafting Competition, Legal Hackathon 2024, School of Law, NMIMS, Bengaluru, 02/2024

Seminars And Conferences

  • Solving Sports Disputes concerning Competition Law in India, One Day National Seminar on Sports Law in India, The Centre for Business Laws and Taxation and Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, 08/2023
  • Two-day workshop for lawyers on Combating Wildlife Crime, Wildlife Conservation Trust, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 02/2023
  • Certificate Course, 'Sports Law in India', MNLU, 10/2023
  • Certificate Course, 'Understanding Research Methodology', Coursera, 10/2022
  • Certificate Course, 'Practice of Sports Law in India', Law Insider, 11/2021
  • Core Committee Member, Environmental Law Studies and Orientation Programme, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), 2021 to 2022

Timeline

Legal Operations Contractor

SpotDraft
04.2025 - Current

Intern

Sensato Legal
03.2025 - 03.2025

Intern

ALMT Legal
02.2025 - 02.2025

Intern

National Anti-Doping Agency
11.2024 - 11.2024

Intern

Global Sports Policy Review
01.2024 - 04.2024

Intern

King Stubb and Kasiva
10.2023 - 11.2023

B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) -

CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

XII Standard -

HSC State Board

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